1166 Availability of technical guidance

Availability of Technical Guidance

[36 Pa.B. 3166]
[Saturday, June 24, 2006]

   Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Technical Guidance). The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final technical guidance documents are posted. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2006.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download technical guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final technical guidance documents by contacting the Department at [phone].

   In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.

Draft Technical Guidance--Substantive Revision

   DEP ID: 383-2126-303. Title: Public Water Supply Manual--Part III; Bottled Water, Bulk Water Hauling, Water Vending Machines and Retail Water Facilities. Description: This guidance was developed for bottled water and vended water systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems. It provides design standards, operation and maintenance standards and permitting procedures for bulk water hauling systems selling water in this Commonwealth. Revisions were made to the guidance to incorporate recent changes on source water development made to Part II of the Public Water Supply Manual for community water systems (DEP ID 383-2125-108). Those revisions include substantive changes to Sections I.C and I.E of the manual. The guidance is issued under the authority of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 (relating to safe drinking water). Written Comments: The Department is seeking public comments on the substantive revisions to technical guidance 383-2126-303. Interested persons may submit written comments by July 24, 2006. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to Godfrey Maduka, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, P. O. Box 8774, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, [e-mail]. Contact: Questions regarding the technical guidance document should be directed to Godfrey Maduka, [phone], [e-mail]. Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   DEP ID: 563-2504-001 Title: Conventional Bonding for Land Reclamation--Coal. Description: This guidance describes the regulatory and statutory requirements for determining bond amounts. It also establishes bond rates and the process for determining the bond for land reclamation. Substantive revisions were made to the guidance, including revisions relating to the Annual Review requirement. Previously, the bond rates applied each year for land reclamation were not always the most current rates. To minimize any discrepancy, the Department is proposing that annual review calculations be based upon the current bond rate guidelines when the Annual Review is filed. This proposed change is a result of a program evaluation conducted by the Department and is recommended by the Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board. This guidance is issued under the authority of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a) and the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66). Written Comments: The Department is seeking public comments on the substantive revisions to technical guidance 563-2504-001. Interested persons may submit written comments by July 24, 2006. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to William S. Allen, Jr., Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, P. O. Box 8461, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8461, wallen@ state.pa.us. Contact: Questions regarding the technical guidance document should be directed to William S. Allen, Jr., [phone], [e-mail]. Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Draft Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 562-4000-102. Title: Increased Operation and Maintenance Costs of Replacement Water Supplies. Description: This guidance document describes the process the Department will use to determine the bond amount needed to assure permanent payment of increased operation and maintenance costs for replacement water supplies. The guidance also describes alternative settlement/release provisions that may be followed by mine operators who opt to permanently pay the increased operation and maintenance costs for replacement water supplies through settlements with the affected water supply owners. The guidance is issued under the authority of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a), The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21) and the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326). Written Comments: The Department is seeking public comments on technical guidance 562-4000-102. Interested persons may submit written comments by July 24, 2006. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to William S. Allen, Jr., Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, P. O. Box 8461, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8461, or by e-mail to wallen@ state.pa.us. Contact: Questions regarding the technical guidance document should be directed to William S. Allen, Jr., [phone], [e-mail]. Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   DEP ID: 383-2100-109. Title: Treatment of Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water (GUDI) Sources at Noncommunity Water Systems and Small Community Water Systems. Description: This guidance establishes alternate disinfection treatment design standards that may be used by noncommunity water systems and small community water systems that provide treatment of groundwater under the direct influence of surface water (GUDI) sources. The guidance is consistent with the Federal Surface Water Treatment Rule (40 CFR 141.70) and, once finalized, will allow the use of certain innovative, low cost filtration technologies to treat GUDI sources. On May 18, 2006, the Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board reviewed the draft technical guidance and provided unanimous support for the guidance document. The document is issued under the authority of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109. Written Comments: The Department is seeking public comments on technical guidance 383-2100-109. Interested persons may submit written comments by July 24, 2006. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to Tom Franklin, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, P. O. Box 8774, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, [e-mail]. Contact: Questions regarding the technical guidance document should be directed to Tom Franklin, [phone], [e-mail]. Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1166. Filed for public inspection June 23, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]